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+**Note** You are viewing the README for the development version of Capybara.  If you are using the current release version
+you can find the README at https://github.com/teamcapybara/capybara/blob/2.17_stable/README.md
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+
 Capybara helps you test web applications by simulating how a real user would
 interact with your app. It is agnostic about the driver running your tests and
 comes with Rack::Test and Selenium support built in. WebKit is supported